Mooring Systems Engineer

Position Overview

The Mooring Systems Engineer designs and analyses station-keeping systems for floating offshore installations, including spread moored, turret moored, and dynamic positioning-assisted systems. This role is essential for ensuring the positional integrity of FPSOs, semisubmersibles, and other floating units under extreme environmental conditions. With a growing fleet of floating production units and the emergence of floating wind applications, demand for mooring specialists is outpacing available talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Design permanent and mobile mooring systems for FPSOs, semisubmersibles, TLPs, and floating wind platforms per API RP 2SK, DNV-OS-E301, and ISO 19901-7.
• Perform mooring line dynamic analysis using OrcaFlex, MOSES, or Ariane software for intact, damaged, and transient conditions.
• Develop mooring design basis, specifications, and data sheets for chain, wire rope, and polyester rope systems.
• Conduct mooring fatigue analysis including corrosion allowance and out-of-plane bending effects.
• Evaluate mooring system performance for vessel motion response, line tension, and anchor holding capacity.
• Prepare technical specifications for mooring equipment procurement (anchors, chains, wire ropes, polyester ropes, connectors).
• Review third-party mooring analyses and provide independent verification.
• Support installation and hook-up of mooring systems during offshore campaigns.
• Assess mooring integrity for life extension of existing floating production units.
• Liaise with classification societies on mooring system approvals and dispensations.

Qualifications

Required

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Ocean, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering
• Certifications: Chartered Engineer preferred; BOSIET/FOET for offshore visits
• Experience: 8–12 years in mooring system design and analysis for floating offshore installations
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in OrcaFlex, MOSES, or Ariane; API RP 2SK, DNV-OS-E301; polyester, chain, and wire rope mooring system design

Preferred

• Experience with thruster-assisted mooring and dynamic positioning integration
• Involvement in floating wind mooring design (semi, TLP, spar concepts)
• Knowledge of anchor geotechnics and suction pile/SEPLA design
• Familiarity with mooring integrity monitoring systems (e.g., line tension monitoring, position monitoring)